Don Sutton and Steve Howe combined on a four-hitter for the Dodgers. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out triple by Dave Concepcion in the first inning, a leadoff single by Joe Price in the third, a two-run homer by Dan Driessen with nobody out in the fourth, and a one-out single by Driessen in the ninth. Dodgers SS Bill Russell was ejected while leading off the top of the third inning for arguing that an inside pitch had hit him. Derrel Thomas pinch-hit for Russell and remained in the game at SS.

Kerry Wood pitched a complete-game four-hitter with 8 K's to get the win for the Cubs. The only hits for the Reds were a two-out double by Sean Casey in the fourth inning, a one-out single by Chris Stynes in the fifth, a two-out single by Juan Castro in the eighth, and a one-out solo homer by Alex Ochoa in the ninth.